These are the assignments to be completed by 6th grade students during the third quarter of the 2012-2013 school year. When updating their ePortfolio sites, students need to make sure that their writing is interesting to read and appropriate for their grade level. All grammar and spelling should be correct and should be a minimum length of 3 sentences in 6th grade, unless told otherwise. Many of these assignments could be completed at home, if needed. Student will need Internet access and may need access to the programs listed below in order to complete the assignments.
In order to transfer completed work between home and school, the student would need access to the Internet and would need to log in to Edmodo and upload files to their library. Files uploaded to the student's library could then be downloaded to their computer at school and turned in for grading.
Assignment Description
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Pixton Comic
Student will log in to Edmodo and use the Pixton app to create a comic about their trip to C.I.M.I. or another selected topic, if they did not go to Catalina. Comics must:
Be at least 4 panels in length. Use The Classic OR Sunday Funny OR 4-Koma layout option.
Be appropriate for school.
Have a title.
Have a background, at least one character, speech bubbles, and at least two props.
When the comic is complete, student will Save and Submit.
Student will download their comic in to their folder naming it 6th-FirstName-Pixton.
Student will add a post to their Google Site in the 3rd Quarter for the Pixton Comic using Insert / Image to add their comic to the post.
How to Turn In: Student will turn in a link to their post on their Google Site on Edmodo.
Can this be completed at home? If a student has access to the Internet at home, this assignment can be completed at home.
March 2nd is Theodor Seuss Geisel's (Dr. Seuss) birthday. In celebration, 6th grade will create an animated GIF and write a poem in the style of Dr. Seuss.
Student will download Cat with NO Hat image (click on the link and then right click the image and select Save Image As) and save in their folder. This should not be renamed.
Student will use Paint.NET to create 3-10 hats for the cat:
Student will open the image they downloaded in Paint.NET
Student will draw a hat. Student may color or dress the cat or the background in addition to drawing the hat but the cat must still be recognizable.
Student will save the image in PNG format as 6th-StudentFirstName-Cat1 (for their 1st hat), 6th-StudentFirstName-Cat2 (for their 2nd hat), etc.
Student will go back to #3-1 and repeat for each of their 3-10 hats.
Student will use Picasion to create and animated Cat With Many Hats animated GIF:
Student will browse and find each of the images they saved in order.
Student will change the Size option to Big - 400px wide and then create animation.
Student will save this animation to their computer. The downloaded file should be renamed 6th-StudentFirstName-CatInHats
Since animated gifs uploaded directly to a Google Site don't actually animate, student must upload their image to the wiki:
Student will ask Mrs. Sedgwick to log in to this wiki
Student will go to Pages and Files (upper left) and upload their saved animated GIF.
When the upload is complete, student will go to Recent Changes (upper left) and find the file they uploaded. Student will click on it and it will show it on a page.
Student will right-click the Image and Copy Image URL. This must be done just before completing step #6.
Student will add a post to their Google Site in the 3rd Quarter for Dr. Seuss' Birthday with the assignment description (so far - there will be more!) and their animated GIF. To add the animated GIF, student will use Insert/Image in your Google site but instead of uploading an image, they will use Web Address (URL) and paste the URL they copied in step #5 above.
Student will edit their post on their Google Site and write a short poem in the style of Dr. Seuss to describe their cat's many hats.
Student will then edit the description of the assignment to reflect the additional requirements and will add a reflection about the assignment which includes what they liked or didn't like about the assignment and why and what they learned.
How to Turn In: Student will turn in a link to their post on their Google Site on Edmodo.
Can this be completed at home? If a student has access to the Internet and a graphics program to complete the Cat in the Hat images at home, this assignment can mostly be completed at home. Students will need to upload the animated GIF to the wiki at school but they could upload it to their Edmodo backpack if they have completed it at home in order to send it to school.
Table of Contents
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Paint
- Paint.NET - a free graphics program for Windows
In order to transfer completed work between home and school, the student would need access to the Internet and would need to log in to Edmodo and upload files to their library. Files uploaded to the student's library could then be downloaded to their computer at school and turned in for grading.Pixton Comic
How to Turn In: Student will turn in a link to their post on their Google Site on Edmodo.
Can this be completed at home?
If a student has access to the Internet at home, this assignment can be completed at home.
Celebrating Dr. Seuss
March 2nd is Theodor Seuss Geisel's (Dr. Seuss) birthday. In celebration, 6th grade will create an animated GIF and write a poem in the style of Dr. Seuss.How to Turn In: Student will turn in a link to their post on their Google Site on Edmodo.
Can this be completed at home?
If a student has access to the Internet and a graphics program to complete the Cat in the Hat images at home, this assignment can mostly be completed at home. Students will need to upload the animated GIF to the wiki at school but they could upload it to their Edmodo backpack if they have completed it at home in order to send it to school.
Want to know more about writing like Dr. Seuss? Check out The Cat in the Hat Writing Style.